JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Description:
Birstall, West Yorkshire
£35,500– £36,800 DOE
+ Performance Bonus & Exceptional Benefits
37 Hours per week- Mon-Fri 7am – 3pm
Why Join Us?
We care about the world and your future. Mars offers competitive compensation and benefits along with some great perks, like fun freebies and best-in-class development. As a Mars Associate, you have our ongoing commitment to your growth and development as you work across our world-famous brands. The world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today, and we're here to support you every step of the way.
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Mars factory in Birstall. We’re looking for a hands‑on Area Leader to deliver TPM/AM and Operational Excellence projects on production lines, training and coaching operators to adopt new standards. They lead improvement events, track KPIs, and drive consistent ways of working while collaborating with teams at all levels to embed sustainable operational improvements.
What’s in it for you?
1. Hot food restaurant on site
2. Career growth opportunities with structured development & Mars University
3. Private healthcare + equal parental leave
4. Onsite gym and nurse/osteopath/podiatrist
5. Generous pension (up to 9% contribution)
6. Life assurance (4x salary)
7. EV salary sacrifice scheme
8. Gym membership & wellbeing support
9. Annual leave starting at 24 days, rising to 32 with service
10. Free parking on site
What We’re Looking For
11. Proven leadership experience within a manufacturing or production environment, with the ability to coach, direct and develop operators.
12. Strong problem‑solving and fault‑finding skills, able to identify issues, drive root‑cause analysis and support continuous improvement activity.
13. Good understanding of safety, food hygiene and quality standards, ideally including IOSH Managing Safely, Food Hygiene Level 3, and HACCP knowledge.
14. Competent with computer systems, able to record data, raise work orders, complete documentation and communicate effectively with other teams.
15. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to give clear instruction, support team engagement and manage effective handovers.
Key Responsibilities
16. Deliver TPM/AM and Operational Excellence projects by deploying new standards and ways of working on production lines
17. Train, coach, and supervise operators, technicians, and OSMs to embed new practices and support capability building.
18. Lead daily and weekly line interventions and improvement events aligned to project goals.
19. Track, measure, and report progress against key KPIs and project milestones across multiple forums.
20. Ensure changes are locked into standardised ways of working using process confirmation steps.
21. Build strong relationships, ensuring consistent communication and effective stakeholder engagement.
What You Can Expect from Mars
22. Work alongside 130,000+ Associates worldwide guided by our Five Principles
23. Be part of a purpose-driven company shaping “the world we want tomorrow”
24. Access world-class training & development from day one
25. Join a company with an industry-leading salary and benefits package